Abstract: A semiconductor device including a device isolation region is provided. The semiconductor device includes first active regions disposed on a substrate, and an isolation region between the active regions. The isolation region includes a first portion formed of a first insulating material, and a second portion formed of a second insulating material, having different characteristics from those of the first insulating material. The first portion is closer to the first active regions than the second portion. The second portion has a bottom surface having a height different from that of a bottom surface of the first portion.

Abstract: Operating a selector device that controls access of a signal to a memory element may comprise applying a main operating voltage pulse and a refresh voltage pulse to the selector device. The refresh voltage pulse and main operating voltage pulse have opposite polarities. A magnitude of the main operating voltage pulse is greater than or equal to a threshold voltage for turning on the selector device, and a maximum magnitude of the refresh voltage pulse is less than the threshold voltage. The refresh voltage pulse reduces a difference between the threshold voltage and a turn-off voltage of the selector device, and may be applied immediately before or immediately after the main operating voltage pulse. An electronic circuit may include the selector device and a driving circuit for apply the pulses. A nonvolatile memory may include the driving circuit and a plurality of nonvolatile memory elements each including a selector device.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a battery module. The battery module case can include a stepped structure to increase the bonding forces between components of the case to improve yield of a battery module. The battery module can include a main body with a bottom plate connected to first and second side surfaces at opposite lateral portions. The case can include a first end plate and a second end plate to connect to the main body and cover the front and rear surfaces. A cover plate can enclose the upper surface of the main body. The stepped structure can be along an edge of the bottom plate to connect with the first and second end plate.

Abstract: A pixel includes: a light emitting element; a first transistor including a gate electrode electrically connected to a first node, a second node to which a first power voltage for driving the light emitting element is to be applied, and a third node electrically connected to the light emitting element; and a bias control transistor configured to be controlled in operating timing thereof by a bias control signal, and configured to switch electrical connection between the second node and a bias power line for transmitting a bias voltage. In one frame period, a voltage level of the bias voltage to be applied to the second node sequentially increases.

Abstract: Disclosed is a nerve conduit. The nerve conduit includes: a conduit body which connects both sides of a severed nerve within a biological body; a triboelectric nanogenerator which includes an upper friction layer and a lower friction layer; a multilinear electrode which is located between the conduit body and the triboelectric nanogenerator, and is electrically connected to the upper and lower friction layers; and an upper encapsulation layer which is positioned above the triboelectric nanogenerator. The nerve conduit of the present disclosure can enhance nerve regeneration efficiency.

Abstract: A banking processing method according is performed by a processing logic including an application for banking processing implemented on a user terminal and a computer-readable storage medium. The method comprises the steps of: when the application for banking processing is run, searching a hardware security area of the user terminal and confirming the existence of a certificate for confirming an execution history of the application for banking processing; when the existence of the certificate is confirmed, searching the security area and confirming the existence of a token key for identifying whether login information of the user has been set; when the existence of the token key is not confirmed, setting the login information of the user by providing a membership page for setting the login information of the user; and opening an account according to a request of the user whose login information has been set.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a gas supply pump comprising: a camshaft which can be rotated; a plurality of cam noses provided at regular intervals in a lengthwise direction of the camshaft and having an eccentric shape from the center of the camshaft; a cam roller provided to be in close contact with each cam nose; and a drive shaft and a piston provided to neighbor with one side of the cam roller; and a liquefied gas compression device which pressurizes and exhausts a liquefied gas according to a straight reciprocation of the piston.

Abstract: A deposition apparatus including: a base substrate; an electrostatic chuck on the base substrate; and a plate on the electrostatic chuck. The plate has a first area in which first magnet units are arranged and a second area in which second magnet units are arranged. The first magnet units are spaced apart from each other at a first distance, and the second magnet units are spaced apart from each other at a second distance. The second distance is greater than the first distance.

Abstract: A pouch-type battery case according to an embodiment of the present invention can include a cup part configured to accommodate an electrode assembly of stacked electrodes and separators. The cup part comprises a plurality of outer walls forming a periphery of the cup part, and a plurality of die edges connecting the plurality of outer walls to a side or degassing part. At least one of the die edges can be rounded to define a curvature radius of 1 mm or less. The cup part can have a depth of 6.5 mm or less.

Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device comprises a first active pattern extending in a first direction on a substrate, a second active pattern which extends in the first direction and is adjacent to the first active pattern in a second direction different from the first direction, a field insulating film placed between the first active pattern and the second active pattern, a first gate structure which crosses the first active pattern, extends in the second direction, and includes a first gate electrode and a first gate spacer, a second gate structure which crosses the second active pattern, extends in the second direction, and includes a second gate electrode and a second gate spacer, a gate separation structure placed on the field insulating film between the first gate structure and the second gate structure.

Abstract: An electrochemical apparatus includes an array of pixels disposed on a chip, stimulator circuitry disposed on the chip and configured to provide electrical input signals to cause stimulation of the pixels of the array, and sensor circuitry disposed on the chip and configured to read electrical output signals from the pixels of the array. The stimulator circuitry is configured to provide the input signals to cause stimulation of the pixels individually, and the sensor circuitry is configured to selectively read the output signals from the pixels while the pixels are being stimulated. The sensor circuitry is configured to measure an open-circuit voltage at each of the pixels and a current flow at each of the pixels while the pixels are being stimulated by the stimulator circuitry. The open-circuit voltage may be measured while the current flow is being measured.

Abstract: A multi-bio-signal-based geriatric cognitive impairment diagnosis method includes collecting multiple bio-signals including brain waves, heart rate variability, and gait measurement values of a subject during walking; calculating a probability value of a geriatric cognitive impairment disease by using a cognitive impairment diagnosis model, based on the multiple bio-signals; and determining whether there is a geriatric cognitive impairment disease, based on a calculated probability value, wherein the cognitive impairment diagnosis model is a model constructed by applying brain waves, heart rate variability, and gait measurement values of a patient with a geriatric cognitive impairment disease to a logistic function.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for detecting a water level, which are capable of generating a water level detection signal which is alternating current output to a water level detection sensor by using two direct current control signals alternately output from a micom.

Abstract: A pouch type battery case for a secondary battery, which accommodates an electrode assembly, in which electrodes and separators are stacked, includes a first cup part and a second cup part, which are recessed in a pouch film, respectively; an accommodation part, which is provided in a longitudinal direction of edges of the first cup part and the second cup part, which face each other, between the first cup part and the second cup part and in which one side of the electrode assembly is configured to be accommodated; inclined parts extending from opposing ends, respectively, of the accommodation part and provided to be recessed in the pouch film; and line forming parts extending linearly from outer ends, respectively, of the respective inclined parts and provided to be recessed in the pouch film in the same direction as the longitudinal direction of the accommodation part.

Abstract: Provided are a lyocell material, a filter for a smoking article and including the lyocell material, and a method of manufacturing these. The lyocell material manufactured according to the present application and a filter for a smoking article including the same replace conventional cellulose acetate materials and filters, and not only has excellent biodegradability, but also provides excellent filter manufacturing processability and excellent tobacco physical properties (e.g. hardness).

Abstract: Provided are crystalline forms of acid addition salts of N-(3-(2-(4-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)phenylamino)furo[3,2-d]pyrimidin-4-yloxy)phenyl)acrylamide, and a pharmaceutical composition including the same. The crystalline forms may be easily used in preparing the pharmaceutical composition including the same as an active ingredient.

Abstract: A device for folding a pouch having first and second cup parts, first and second circumferential parts formed flat along circumferences thereof, respectively, includes: lower and upper nests on which the first and second cup parts are seated; first and second guides fixed to the lower and upper nests and having first and second protrusions protruding upwardly therefrom, the first and second protrusions in close contact with each other forming a support protrusion; and a pressing part allowing a connection part of the first and second circumferential parts to be in close contact with the support protrusion when the first and the second cup parts are seated on the lower and the upper nests, respectively, wherein when the pressing part causes the connection part and the support protrusion to be in contact, the upper nest rotates so that the second cup part is folded onto the first cup part.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a microelectrode chip and a method for differentiating neural stem cells into neurons using same. The microelectrode chip can efficiently differentiate neural stem cells into neurons, thereby enabling the production of a large quantity of functional neurons through the differentiation of patient-specific neural stem cells. This facilitates quality-controlled production of neurons and can be widely used in various fields, including platforms for screening neural regeneration candidates and research into treatments for various degenerative neurological diseases.

Abstract: An integrated circuit device includes a first semiconductor substrate having a frontside surface and a backside surface, a front-end-of-line (FEOL) structure on the frontside surface of the first semiconductor substrate, the FEOL structure including a plurality of fin-type active regions, a back-end-of-line (BEOL) structure on the FEOL structure, a second BEOL structure on the backside surface of the first semiconductor substrate, and a second semiconductor substrate spaced apart from the first semiconductor substrate in the vertical direction with the FEOL structure and the first BEOL structure therebetween, wherein a Young's modulus of a first crystal orientation extending parallel to the frontside surface of the first semiconductor substrate is different from a Young's modulus of a second crystal orientation that overlaps the first crystal orientation in the vertical direction and extends parallel to the first crystal orientation in the second semiconductor substrate.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a heat exchanger capable of ensuring sufficient cooling performance and drainage performance even in a narrow width, and the heat exchanger includes first and second header tanks into and from which a cooling fluid is introduced and discharged, the first and second header tanks being spaced apart from each other at a predetermined distance, and a core part disposed between the first and second header tanks, having a plurality of tubes and fins, and configured to perform a movement of the cooling fluid and heat exchange of the cooling fluid, in which a predetermined space is formed in a longitudinal direction in a separation wall, which divides a flow path of the first or second header tank into a plurality of spaces in a width direction, so that condensate water is discharged.